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Lev Davidovič Landau
1908 – 1968
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryLev Davidovich Landau was a Soviet physicist who made fundamental contributions to many areas of theoretical physics. He was considered as one of the last scientists who were universally well-versed and made seminal contributions to all branches of physics. He is credited with laying the foundations of twentieth century condensed matter physics, and is also considered arguably the greatest Soviet theoretical physicist.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
January 22, 1908
Baku
Date of death
April 1, 1968
Moscow
Citizenship
Russian Empire · Azerbaijan Democratic Republic · Soviet Union
Occupations & fields
physicistinventornon-fiction writeruniversity teachertheoretical physicistmathematician
Awards & honours
Nobel Prize in PhysicsStalin PrizeOrder of LeninHero of Socialist LabourOrder of the Badge of HonourMax Planck Medal
Notable works
Course of Theoretical PhysicsLandau theoryLandau dampingLandau distributionLandau poleLandau quantization
- Field and occupation
- fyzik z Ruská ríša
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